Posted on 11/28/2015 4:46:58 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Holiday shopping lists this year, for many people, includes a firearm. Gun store owners across the nation and here in Texas are reporting an increase in sales since the terror attacks in Paris.
Central Texas Gun works is among the locations in Austin to report an increase in sales. Store owner Michael Cargill says the spike started shortly after the attacks in Paris and the bulk of the guns he sold were off his website.
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Obama is the best firearm salesman in the world.
Yeap, few deals to be found this year. They were there, just not in the numbers you’d see in other goods. Probably the “May just save your life one day” factor kicking in, too.
Right now America has the biggest fighting force on earth
The gun industry must be “sweating bullets”, as it were, trying to predict the demand curve for guns.
In 1924 the automotive industry reached a saturation point where most people who wanted cars already had cars. So they innovated “model year” changes to convince car owners that they needed to upgrade to a new car.
This strongly trickled down through industry, especially hitting the home appliance industry which had a similar problem, that its goods were too well made, so lasted so long that they were running out of customers. So they hit on the idea of including parts in their appliances with a limited life, that would break after a length of time with normal use.
(A consumer response to this was to figure out that when products had settings, “100%” was actually greater than 100%, so would wear out the appliance much faster than if it was run at 80%, which was closer to the ‘real’ 100%.)
In any event, what about guns?
Planned obsolescence doesn’t work with guns, except perhaps with minor, external parts, because guns have to function with a lot of brief, very high pressure and temperature use.
Most users will just use them a little, but some users, especially reviewers, will use them a lot, and will spot any defect quickly, which will kill of sales.
This means that in the harsh competition of gun manufacturers, they have to be reliant on market demand. And because most guns are very reliable, what is the saturation point?
Obama’s picture is prominently displayed throughout our local gun store/shooting range. Under the picture is a plaque that says “Salesman of the Year”.
Oh my, that’ll send the “Keeping Austin Weird” tree huggers into a tizzy.
Mexico agrees
There are still people who are finally getting the idea that being able to protect yourself/family/friends is a good thing to do.
That d*mn human nature. Progressives just can’t seem to stamp it out - no matter how “logical” (snicker) their agenda is.
Guns are not like the other items mentioned, as with guns, the more one gets, the more one wants.
If I get a toaster, I don’t want one hundred of them.
That’s far from universal. While some people want many guns, most people are content with one or a few. Some people also collect cars, having many, certainly more than others might think they “need”.
So what the gun industry wants to know is when will the majority of gun owners be satisfied enough to no longer want to buy another gun? An incredibly hard question to answer.
They can, however, clap their hands with glee whenever some ignorant socialist Democrat calls for more gun control, because they know their sales are about to jump.
I see guns like tools. Different tools for different jobs. A .308 for big game/zombies, a 12/20 gauge shotgun for fowl/home defense and a .22 rifle for small game. A handgun for CCW.
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